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Rebuilding Ground Zero: How NYC Rose from the Ashes

By 2010, construction of the One World Trade Center site stalled until a massive push from angry workers transformed Ground Zero into a symbol of resilience. From architect Michael Arad’s "Reflecting Absence" memorial and the underground museum guarding the original slurry wall, to the Mohawk ironworkers guiding the final beam into place, witness the decade-long rebuilding of Lower Manhattan.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 2 Length 07:30 Premiere: 09/22/26

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The Future of Cities
S1 E2 Length 1:55:21 Premiere Date 09/22/26

Shadows of the Past
S1 E1 Length 1:54:26 Premiere Date 09/21/26

Preview | The Future of Cities
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 09/22/26

Rebuilding Ground Zero: How NYC Rose from the Ashes
Clip Length 07:30 Premiere Date 09/22/26

Transformation & Times Square
Clip Length 04:45 Premiere Date 09/22/26

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Shadows of the Past - S1 E9

Trace New York's turbulent postwar decline and the rebirth in the final decades of the 20th century that put the city on a path to renewed prominence by the early 2000s.

  • Monday September 21, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday September 21, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET
  • Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET
  • Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET

The Future of Cities - S1 E10

Follow New York's transformation in the decades since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as the city rebuilds through financial collapse, Superstorm Sandy and a pandemic.

  • Tuesday September 22, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday September 22, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET
  • Thursday September 24, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET
  • Thursday September 24, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET

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